Featured Trip Reports

East Bank Baker Lake

Needed some woods and this ended up being an amazing day to go. Hiked from Baker River Trailhead to the Noisy Creek campsites and back for a total of about 9 miles. From the moment we crossed the ...

Welts-Samish Restoration Site

A day for the birds. I had not seen any large flocks of snow geese this winter, only fifty or so at a time, and then there they were by the hundreds along the Bayview-Edison Road. I was alerted by ...

Mount Washington

CONDITIONS: If you're wanting to bike along the Olallie gravel trail, be aware there is a landslide just beyond (west of) the turn-off to Mt. Washington that has closed the trail and made it ...

Heybrook Ridge

The trail was pretty muddy in spots. Only saw two other people and had the ridge all to myself. I thought I wouldn’t have much of a view due to the clouds/fog on the way up but was pleasantly ...

Sultan River Canyon Trail

Bathroom was clean and stocked. The views on such a beautiful day were wonderful at the dam. I got a late start however, so I only walked halfway on the River Canyon Trail before I decided I didn't ...

Cape Disappointment State Park - Beards Hollow

From the Beards Hollow trailhead, we did a short side trip up to the Beards Hollow Overlook, then headed down to the beach, which we followed for a mile or so before heading back on the Discovery ...

Little River

The trailhead is just off of a paved road and suitable for all cars. Discover pass needed to park. No bathrooms. This is a perfect hike for solitude in the rain forest. I hiked about 2 miles in and ...

Rialto Beach and Hole-in-the-Wall

We had an absolutely beautiful sunny day at Rialto. What a treat for February. The parking lot was pretty empty on Wednesday afternoon. Two outhouses were available. At Ellen Creek, we crossed on ...

Big Finn Hill Park

Thank you beavers for creating this wonderful wetland! Your amphibian neighbors thank you, too, for providing a splendid habitat for them. The Pacific tree frogs are singing already in anticipation ...

Oxbow Loop Trail, Garfield Ledges

We started our hike at the Oxbow Loop Trailhead on this gorgeous sunny day. This was my first time hiking here and I loved this trail. This is an easy kid friendly trail with Middlefork mountain ...

Marmot Pass

Winter camped at the pass and then hiked up Buckhorn the next day before heading out. Trail in great shape. Deeper snow started just above treelike about 1 mile from pass which no one had crossed so ...

Beacon Rock State Park - Beacon Rock

A sunny day in the Gorge so we took the kids up Beacon Rock, the trailhead parking was busy and hard to find a spot as you’d expect on a sunny Saturday in winter. It was lovely to have the wind from ...

Chambers Creek Canyon

Starting from the west end at Chambers Creek Rd, we hiked in 1½ miles to the site of the future connector bridge (and a little bit further upstream). Road Conditions. Paved road, roadside parking, ...

Dog Mountain

It was quite brisk this morning with the freezing temperatures along with the blustery wind. Once out of the trees around 2400ft trail was a bit icy in sections. We didn’t use spikes or any traction ...

Cabin Creek Snowshoe

Arrived at trailhead just after 9am and parking lot was crowded, but not entirely full. When we left around 3pm, it was less than half full. We were welcomed by two Trailhead Greeters who had ...

Mount Walker

What a gorgeous day to be out on Hood canal. Not much I can add to the other trip reports. Yup, the trail is pretty unrelenting, which makes for great winter conditioning (basically 2000 feet gain in ...

White Chuck Bench

A quiet trail for an outing. The only boot prints in and out were mine. The sound of the river faded a little and became louder as the trail wound through the forest of mostly cedar, Douglas fir and ...

Bruni's Snow Bowl Hut

Spent the night at the hut. Always fun and this time especially fun with friends and the hut manager and another lovely ski patrol lady. The hut is in excellent shape with everything you need and ...

Heather Lake, Heather Lake Snowshoe

We finally got a break in the rain! My friend and I made a quick jaunt up to Heather Lake today with his dog. The lower part of the trail is snow-free and in great condition. There is snow higher up ...

Phantom Lake Loop, Lake Hills Greenbelt

Quick walk around the Lakehills Greenbelt and Phantom Lake loop trails this morning between storm systems. The trails remain a combination of typical suburban paved, graveled and elevated board ...

Mailbox Peak - Old Trail

The main thing that's new since the last trip report is that Mailbox got some powder last night, which made for a slippery trip up, even with spikes. The trees have some pretty heavy snow on them and ...

Flagg Mountain Snowshoe

Flagg Mtn is a well graded ramble with snow from bottom to top. I did not take my snowshoes though the last third of the hike I was wishing that I had. Mostly it was mid-calf deep but occasionally it ...

Mailbox Peak - Old Trail

Awesome trip up to the summit with Aferrenberg, as we had some great weather and got some nice views. Snow started around 3200ft or so. Once we got out into the open the trail conditions were great ...

Mount Townsend

We hiked on 12/13/2025 and the conditions were great! There was a little snow on the trail, but no microspikes or gaiters needed. Road was totally clear of snow. Beautiful trail and views. This is a ...

Sharpe Park - Montgomery - Duban Headlands, Sharpe Park - Sares Head

This is a good hike on a day when the rain may make you want to return to the car in a short amount of time. And its a great trail. There was a high chance or rain but there also some welcomed sun ...

Baldy Mountain

This trail is a good reminder that the flesh is weak, the shape is elusive, and the proportions of the mountain are deceiving. Towering Baldy looks daunting - and the trail is not easy by any means, ...

Woodard Bay Conservation Area

Crisp, foggy day. The tree down was on the forest path section. It was navigable--sort of like climbing a stile. The old access road was barrier free. Ghostly photo ops and a lovely hush.

Mount Defiance, Ira Spring Trail - Mason Lake

The trailhead was busy with several groups (one with the maximum allowed) at 8:15am when I arrived. It's not just summer that this is a popular place to be! The trail was in great condition with ...

Kelly Butte

Road This road wasn't as bad as I thought based on previous reports. Make no mistake it is a high clearance vehicle road past a certain point, but if you have high clearance it's actually a really ...

Pipestone Canyon Rim Trail

Great hikes never go out of style. No spring flowers, a little wet and muddy. Grey skies rustling like late autumn leaves. Vistas stretching from lessor peaks like Blue Buck and Lightning Ridge to ...